In their early days, Metallica used to lay on a big coke spread for everyone at their shows backstage, requesting that their logo be drawn out in thick lines on a mirror, accompanied with little silver spoons so that anyone who wanted some could help themselves.
When middle age and rehab beckoned in later years, their backstage demands changed. Rather than request mountains of gak, they brought a chiropractor along on tour with them instead.
The after-show parties were much more sedate affairs, with most guests standing around chatting, having a few drinks, etc. Except for one member of the band who was still partial to the odd sniff. He would spend the later part of the evening trying to snort a line off the top of the chiropractor’s bald head. |